Police say Joshua Woodruff, 28, was hit in the French Quarter and dragged more than 6 miles to the Westbank.

Police say Joshua Woodruff, 28, was hit in the French Quarter and dragged more than 6 miles to the Westbank.

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Updated: 7:26 AM CST Jan 5, 2016

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WEBVTT NOW, EXPECT BUNCHING AROUND7:00.RANDI:WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OFTHE MAN KILLED IN THAT TRAGICHIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT THATSPANNED FROM THE FRENCH QUARTERTO THE WEST BANK.28-YEAR-OLD JOSHUA WOODRUFF WASHIT NEW YEAR'S DAY AT THE CORNEROF DECATUR AND BY A BLACK SEDAN,AND HAD HIS BODY DRAGGED MORETHAN SIX MILES FROM THE FRENCHQUARTER -- OVER THE CRESCENTCITY CONNECTION, BEFORE IT WASFOUND ON THE EXPRESSWAY NEARALGIERS.ACCORDING TO AN OMAHA NEWSSOURCE, OMAHA ONLINE, WOODRUFFWAS A HARVARD UNIVERSITYGRADUATE -- AND HAD BEEN WORKINGAS DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER STRATEGYFOR STARTUP COMPANY IN LOSANGELES.HIS FAMILY TELLS OMAHA.COM THATHE WAS RINGING IN THE NEW YEARIN NEW ORLEANS WITH A FRIEND,WHEN HE WAS HIT WHILE HE WASWALKING.NEW ORLEANS POLICE ARE STILLLOOKING FOR THE DRIVER WHO HITHIM, AND HERE'S A BETTER LOOK ATTHE CAR POLICE BELIEVE ISRESPONSIBLE.IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATIONABOUT THIS TRAGIC HIT AND RUN,

Victim of deadly hit-and-run accident identified

Police say Joshua Woodruff, 28, was hit in the French Quarter and dragged more than 6 miles to the Westbank.